Sound Credit Union and the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) partnered on a financial technology (FinTech) incubator competition this past spring and the winners have been announced. UW Tacoma’s Leif Christensen and UW Seattle’s Betty Park won first and second place respectively.
Both Sound Credit Union & UWT are driven by the purpose of helping individuals, businesses and our community grow and succeed. In this competition, Sound Credit Union was seeking FinTech innovators from the state of Washington who have an interest in creating digital solutions that can provide credit union members with the tools needed to make confident financial decisions and at the same time, make everyday life more affordable.
Those who live, work or attend school in the state of Washington were eligible for this competition.
Winners in the competition received $7,000 for first place and $4,000 for second place plus a renewable 6-month paid membership in the Virtual CoMotion Lab Program at UW Seattle, paid by Milgard Center for Business Analytics.
Congratulations to Leif and Betty on their accomplishments in this FinTech competition and best of luck to them as they build out their innovation leveraging the UW CoMotion innovation ecosystem.
